“It is vital that each sister have visiting teachers,to convey a sense that she is needed, that someone loves and thinks about her. But equally important is the way the visiting teacher is able to grow in charity.”

Peace can come to both the giver and the receiver as we follow the promptings of the Spirit to serve one another.

For me I feel close to the Savior when I can do in a small way for someone else, what He would do if He were there. In a way, that’s what being an instrument in all about . . . to make it possible for His love to reach more of His children.

Being pessimistic and negative about our experiences will not enhance the quality of our lives. A determination to be of good cheer can help us and those around us to enjoy life more fully.

Developing a cheerful disposition can permit an atmosphere wherein one’s spirit can be nurtured and encouraged to blossom and bear fruit.

The greatest help you will ever have in this life is the Holy Ghost! Cultivate him as a friend and constant companion.

We can have unity in diversity and diversity in unity. We don’t have to be like one another to enjoy sisterhood.

As our knowledge is converted to wisdom, the door to opportunity is unlocked.

By assigning our women to do visiting teaching, we give them the opportunity to develop the pure love of Christ, which can be the greatest blessing of their lives.

There was a kid that had five brothers and sisters, and the family was missing for like five days. I was watching TV, they [found each other] and now they’re in San Antonio. So I bought them a little apartment in San Antonio. But I’m doing stuff like that all over.

Comparing the Brooklyn that I know with Manhattan is like comparing a comfortable and complacent duenna to her more brilliant and neurotic sister.

Emilia Clarke is someone I’m very close to, like a sister, and I love her very much.

My father was a great example of a strong and good man and Christian man, and my mother taught all my six sisters how to be young ladies and mothers and how to take care of your family. And so I think they were – they still are – great examples for all of us to their kids and to the world, too.

I came from a big family – two brothers and two sisters. So, there were always a ton of boys around and a ton of girls around. So, I grew up comfortable with both sexes.

Sister is probably the most competitive relationship within the family, but once the sisters are grown, it becomes the strongest relationship.

If I could pass along anything that my mother or my sisters taught me, I feel like my kids would be very well off.

I used to fantasize that Paul McCartney would marry my sister.